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.......... \          @     roads     @           \ ..........
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........^~   roads are physical representations of  ~^........
.......^~\ the lines  on  maps that tell  you where \~^.......
......^~\*             you can travel.              *\~^......
.....^~\**                                          **\~^.....
....^~\**§ those  called  roads  are  for cars. for §**\~^....
...^~\**§@ bikes they are called  paths, for trains @§**\~^...
..^~\**§@#          they are called rails.          #@§**\~^..
.^~\**§@##                                          ##@§**\~^.
..^~\**§@# when traveling by  foot,  you can follow #@§**\~^..
...^~\**§@          all of these, or none.          @§**\~^...
....^~\**§                                          §**\~^....
.....^~\**                 .^~@~^.                  **\~^.....
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.......^~\    most roads are elevated, suspended    \~^.......
........^~ between  three  to   a   hundred  (rare) ~^........
.........^ meters above ground. the closer  you get ^.........
.......... to a  city,  the more  intertwined  they ..........
..........                   get.                   ..........
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.........^ in  such  areas,   all   crossings   and ^.........
........^~ intersections  are placed in tunnels, or ~^........
.......^~\   special tower-like structures called   \~^.......
......^~\* outposts, which  enfold the  roads where *\~^......
.....^~\**              they interact.              **\~^.....
....^~\**§                                          §**\~^....
...^~\**§@                 .^~@~^.                  @§**\~^...
..^~\**§@#                                          #@§**\~^..
.^~\**§@## here and there you will find symbols  in ##@§**\~^.
..^~\**§@# white, on the asphalt.  these are  meant #@§**\~^..
...^~\**§@ to   tell   the   drivers   about   what @§**\~^...
....^~\**§ manouvers  they  allowed  to  perform on §**\~^....
.....^~\**     that particular stretch of road.     **\~^.....
......^~\*                                          *\~^......
.......^~\ however, some creatures paint their  own \~^.......
........^~   illicit symbols encoding territorial   ~^........
.........^    claims, nearby resources, or other    ^.........
..........      unknown and mysterious things.      ..........
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